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Mockingbird

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Eminor

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1/47

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 47Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro part changed to include the changing bass notes and the chords Ruston plays before the verse.
Pretty much every time the Am7 is played he plays the riff thing.
[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----3-------3------3--------------------3----3-----3-----3----------|
G|-----2----0h2--- -0h2----0h2--2p0-------------2----0h2---0h2---0h2---2p0--|
D|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------3----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                  Am7 riff
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----3------3-------3------------------------1-------------3-------------5------------7---------|
G|-----2----0h2----0h2-----0h2h4----4p2p0----------0-------------0------------0-------------0----------|
D|------------------------------------------------2-----------2-4---------4-5------------5-7-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   C     G     D   Em   Dx2
C   G   D   Em D
Am7     Am7
[Verse 1]
  DPretty wings, you're the prettiest thing
You're like   CParker Posey in a magazine
With   Gfaded jeans and a crop top back in 'Am793
  DI wanna be your dressed-in-black
Your   Cdark star with a backwards hat
I'm gonna   Gwrite a book and put your name on every Am7page
Every Cpage
[Chorus]
   CHey pretty little Gmockingbird
   DKeep singin' them Emsad, Dsad Csongs
There's already Grain on my window
  DI'm dyin' when the Emmorning Dcomes
  CFlew away in the Gnight with the raven
  DNow I'm underneath the Emwillows Dhangin'
  CI'm too strung Gout to be upside Ddown
CPretty little mockingDbird, sing   Am7me a song
[Verse 2]
  DI was the desert, honey, you were the sand
  CI was a bird, baby, you were the branch
  GAnd I flew into the blue and watched those floAm7w-ers dyin'
  DIt wasn't much, just everything
You could've   Csat right there and got high with me
But you   Gfell asleep and your dreamin' brought   Am7the nightmares
  CBrought the nightmares
[Chorus]
   CHey pretty little Gmockingbird
   DKeep singin' them Emsad, Dsad Csongs
There's already Grain on my window
  DI'm dyin' when the Emmorning Dcomes
  CFlew away in the Gnight with the raven
  DNow I'm underneath the Emwillows Dhangin'
  CI'm too strung Gout to be upside Ddown
CPretty little mockingDbird, sing   Am7me a song
[Solo]
   C     G     D   Em   Dx4
[Chorus]
   CHey pretty little Gmockingbird
   DKeep singin' them Emsad, Dsad Csongs
There's already Grain on my window
  DI'm dyin' when the Emmorning Dcomes
  CFlew away in the Gnight with the raven
  DNow I'm underneath the Emwillows Dhangin'
  CI'm too strung Gout to be upside Ddown
CPretty little mockingDbird, Cpretty little mockingbDird
Sing    Am7me a songAm7  
Am7     Am7

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Mockingbird

by Ruston Kelly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Intro part changed to include the changing bass notes and the chords Ruston plays before the verse.

Pretty much every time the Am7 is played he plays the riff thing.

[Intro]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----3----3-------3------3--------------------3----3-----3-----3----------|

G|-----2----0h2--- -0h2----0h2--2p0-------------2----0h2---0h2---0h2---2p0--|

D|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------3----------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Am7 riff

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----3----3------3-------3------------------------1-------------3-------------5------------7---------|

G|-----2----0h2----0h2-----0h2h4----4p2p0----------0-------------0------------0-------------0----------|

D|------------------------------------------------2-----------2-4---------4-5------------5-7-----------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C G D Em D

Am7 Am7

[Verse 1]

Pretty wings, you're the prettiest thing

You're like Parker Posey in a magazine

G Am7

With faded jeans and a crop top back in '93

I wanna be your dressed-in-black

Your dark star with a backwards hat

G Am7

I'm gonna write a book and put your name on every page

Every page

[Chorus]

C G

Hey pretty little mockingbird

D Em D C

Keep singin' them sad, sad songs

There's already rain on my window

D Em D

I'm dyin' when the morning comes

C G

Flew away in the night with the raven

D Em D

Now I'm underneath the willows hangin'

C G D

I'm too strung out to be upside down

C D Am7

Pretty little mockingbird, sing me a song

[Verse 2]

I was the desert, honey, you were the sand

I was a bird, baby, you were the branch

G Am7

And I flew into the blue and watched those flow-ers dyin'

It wasn't much, just everything

You could've sat right there and got high with me

G Am7

But you fell asleep and your dreamin' brought the nightmares

Brought the nightmares

[Chorus]

C G

Hey pretty little mockingbird

D Em D C

Keep singin' them sad, sad songs

There's already rain on my window

D Em D

I'm dyin' when the morning comes

C G

Flew away in the night with the raven

D Em D

Now I'm underneath the willows hangin'

C G D

I'm too strung out to be upside down

C D Am7

Pretty little mockingbird, sing me a song

[Solo]

C G D Em D

[Chorus]

C G

Hey pretty little mockingbird

D Em D C

Keep singin' them sad, sad songs

There's already rain on my window

D Em D

I'm dyin' when the morning comes

C G

Flew away in the night with the raven

D Em D

Now I'm underneath the willows hangin'

C G D

I'm too strung out to be upside down

C D C D

Pretty little mockingbird, pretty little mockingbird

Am7 Am7

Sing me a song

Am7 Am7

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